In the USA, for example, ________ men fought over gold before, families can now spend a happy and enjoyable day searching for the precious metal.

In the USA, for example, ________ men fought over gold before, families can now spend a happy and enjoyable day searching for the precious metal.

• A. where
• B. who
• C. which
• D. when

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is using a relative clause to talk about a place. The word that fits to describe the location is where, because it introduces that place where something happened. So the sentence means: in the USA, a place where men once fought over gold, families can now spend a happy day searching for that metal. The other options don’t work because who would refer to people, which is used for things (and would be awkward here), and when would point to time rather than place.

The main idea here is using a relative clause to talk about a place. The word that fits to describe the location is where, because it introduces that place where something happened. So the sentence means: in the USA, a place where men once fought over gold, families can now spend a happy day searching for that metal. The other options don’t work because who would refer to people, which is used for things (and would be awkward here), and when would point to time rather than place.